Mom Xi was genuinely shocked by this.
Everyone knew that she did most of the housework that involved cleaning.
She had cleaned that girl's room so many times...
And she had never once found a snake in there!?
How could that be?
Had she been too careless?
Or had the girl hidden the snake too well?
The girl swallowed with difficulty.
Mom was furious.
The consequences would be severe.
Her guilty gaze darted around, then stopped.
Brother!
If her brother would stand on her side...
At least then it would be two against two.
The girl secretly signaled to her brother.
The boy had already been looking at her.
So he quickly noticed her "little gesture."
He froze slightly.
When she saw that her brother had noticed her, the girl's face lit up.
She hurriedly gave him a pleading look.
Brother, save me!
The boy: ...
Now she knew to cry for help...
Did she know how badly that snake had scared him earlier?
"Xi Xinxin."
Mom Xi raised an eyebrow.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm talking to you!"
"Yes!"
The girl shuddered.
She immediately turned to Mom Xi.
Mom Xi's mouth twitched.
She took a deep breath.
"Two choices."
"Either you get rid of the snake yourself."
"Or we'll get rid of it for you."
"Choose."
Sigh...
The girl's mouth fell open, then slowly pressed shut.
Her parents' reaction hadn't surprised her too much.
Her brother being so afraid of snakes, though, had caught her off guard.
She had never heard him scream like that before.
It seemed the snake really had scared him badly.
But...
Her mother's bluntness still sent her heart sinking.
Mom wasn't even willing to discuss it with her...
She had once naively imagined